Indigenous Initiatives

Indigenous Initiatives at the CTLT provides support for initiatives that improve classroom climate and campus environments across the university, support student success, and strengthen local capacity to approach cross-cultural dialogues effectively. We also initiate, advance, and maintain curriculum and academic resources to address the gaps and insufficiencies in knowledge around Indigenous topics. Our events and programming are open to everyone. For more info visit https://indigenousinitiatives.ctlt.ubc.ca 

The Classroom Climate Series is a set of professional development workshops offered once a month through the academic year and hosted by Indigenous Initiatives. The series provides a space for all members of the UBC teaching and learning community to share teaching and research practices, and to learn more about how to engage in conversations about place, power, and social location. Mark your calendars for upcoming sessions!

CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Virtual Coffee Drop-in – December 7, 2023


Event Date & Time

  • December 7, 2023
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Event Description

Online Do you have questions about how to thoughtfully integrate Indigenous content and representation into your course work? Curious about how to offer meaningful land acknowledgements in online meetings or events at UBC? Indigenous Initiatives’ Virtual Coffee Drop-ins are great place to explore these topics, connect with others on the same learning path, or just (more…)

Student Perspectives on Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges and Anti-colonial Approaches to an Undergraduate Biology Course


Event Date & Time

  • December 7, 2023
    11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Event Description

In-person How would you include Indigenous knowledges and anti-colonial approaches to science in an undergraduate science course? The Making Connections project is a collaboration between student co-developers, the Beaty Biodiversity Museum and faculty from Forestry, Botany, Zoology, and Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences that seeks to design a new biology course focused on natural history (more…)

Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund Information Session: December 12, 2023


Event Date & Time

  • December 12, 2023
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Event Description

Online The Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI) will discuss information about the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund. This information session will discuss Stream 1: Innovative Projects, Stream 2: Transformative Projects and Stream 3: Student-led Projects. The ISI Fund is open to UBC-Vancouver and UBC-Okanagan faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students. To find out more (more…)

CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Virtual Coffee Drop-in – January 16, 2024


Event Date & Time

  • January 16, 2024
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

Online Do you have questions about how to thoughtfully integrate Indigenous content and representation into your course work? Curious about how to offer meaningful land acknowledgements in online meetings or events at UBC? Indigenous Initiatives’ Virtual Coffee Drop-ins are great place to explore these topics, connect with others on the same learning path, or just (more…)

Indigenous Foundations: Getting Started 


Event Date & Time

  • January 24, 2024
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Description

In-person Incorporating Indigenous topics and voices into university classrooms is essential. But where do you begin? Educational institutions have historically excluded Indigenous knowledges and privileged others. Not only is this an important pedagogical shift, but it is also a needed shift to create safer classrooms for Indigenous students. Understanding the foundations is essential for growing (more…)

Protected: Reflection and Action: Land Acknowledgements @ UBC – February 8, 2024

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CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Virtual Coffee Drop-in – February 15, 2024


Event Date & Time

  • February 15, 2024
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Event Description

Online Do you have questions about how to thoughtfully integrate Indigenous content and representation into your course work? Curious about how to offer meaningful land acknowledgements in online meetings or events at UBC? Indigenous Initiatives’ Virtual Coffee Drop-ins are great place to explore these topics, connect with others on the same learning path, or just (more…)

Holding Indigenous Topics with Care


Event Date & Time

  • February 22, 2024
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Description

Online In this workshop, participants will learn about classroom climate through the What I Learned in Class Today project and what it means to go beyond “just integrating” content to what it means to hold discussions with care in the classroom and how this can make a supportive and safer learning experience for all students. (more…)

CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Virtual Coffee Drop-in – March 13, 2024


Event Date & Time

  • March 13, 2024
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Event Description

Online Do you have questions about how to thoughtfully integrate Indigenous content and representation into your course work? Curious about how to offer meaningful land acknowledgements in online meetings or events at UBC? Indigenous Initiatives’ Virtual Coffee Drop-ins are great place to explore these topics, connect with others on the same learning path, or just (more…)

Protected: Reflection and Action: Land Acknowledgements @ UBC – May 14, 2024

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